Javier recognized it instantly as the most classic BOW in Resident Evil, the Tyrant!
It was the first intelligent and controllable BOW created by Umbrella Corporation, based on humans and modified from the initial T-Virus. Its name was also derived from the T-Virus's meaning of 'tyrant.' It possessed a massive physique and terrifying strength, making it the strongest humanoid weapon on the battlefield.
The modification of the Tyrant had always been a major research project for Umbrella Corporation. As seen in later Resident Evil storylines, countless models of Tyrants were born throughout the series, which speaks to the importance of this character.
But Javier hadn't expected to see the original Prototype Tyrant here. It was truly a rare opportunity, and Javier considered himself quite lucky.
This generation of Prototype Tyrant was Umbrella Corporation's earliest concept, but due to the incomplete T-Virus and technology, the Prototype Tyrant at this moment still had many flaws. One was that, although it possessed intelligence and could be controlled, it wasn't as agile as imagined.
Another was its physical weaknesses: the neural spine was exposed outside its flesh, making it easy to sever directly, and the large heart in its chest. Although the Tyrant had three or four hearts, the artificially implanted heart in its chest was the primary circulatory system.
If it were blown up by a large-caliber weapon, it would cause significant damage. Therefore, this generation of Tyrant, aside from its terrifying strength, was arguably the easiest Tyrant to deal with.
Compared to later series of Tyrants that were armored or wore trench coats, this generation was very easy to bully!
The only pity thing was that the device screen only showed an image. They still didn't know where the Tyrant's nutrient solution glass tank was stored, and they couldn't stir up too much trouble. Otherwise... Javier really wanted to meet this Tyrant.
After all, the title of'solo-killing a Tyrant,' if spread in the early days of Resident Evil, would be a huge boast!
While explaining, Javier quickly covered his mouth, not intending to reveal the name 'Tyrant.' After all, he couldn't be bothered to invent another lie about an Umbrella Corporation researcher uncle.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side—
"Indeed..."
"However, if possible, I still want to eliminate this giant monster first, especially while it's still dormant; that's the best time to deal with it. It's a pity... our current priority is to escape the Institute, so we can't waste time on other things."
After hearing Javier's words,
Rebecca also nodded thoughtfully. She felt a bit of regret, as such a monster couldn't be left alive; to prevent future troubles, it definitely needed to be dealt with first. It was a matter of striking while the iron was hot. But there was no time now to find the monster's nutrient solution glass tank storage location, so they could only temporarily give up.
And so,
After giving up on pursuing the Prototype Tyrant,
Javier and the two others continued to search the Research Laboratory factory. And their meticulous search did not disappoint Javier and the two others; they finally found a lifting platform in the factory. It was another classic Resident Evil structure: an octagonal, freely ascending and descending platform, usually connecting to Umbrella Corporation's highly classified facilities.
If they could take the platform further down, they might find a new way out, as they had no chance to retreat now; they could only keep moving forward to find a new exit!
But to Javier's surprise,
Although the lifting platform device required a key, the key Javier had taken from the cable car corpse happened to open the lifting platform's control device. This made Javier wonder, was it fate or coincidence?
Or perhaps... it was inevitable—?!
However,
None of that seemed to matter,
Because at this very moment,
Just as Javier and the two others were about to operate the lifting platform to go down further, in an unseen area, a massive nutrient solution glass tank suddenly began to shatter violently, as countless Mutated Leeches gnawed at the glass, releasing the giant monster inside!
"Crack—!"
"Plop..."
With a crisp sound,
The originally sturdy nutrient solution glass tank could not withstand the Mutated Leeches' sharp mouthparts for long; it was instantly bitten open, sending countless fragments scattering. The large amount of green nutrient solution inside also poured out like a river, flowing onto the ground and slowly dissipating.
As the nutrient solution glass tank shattered,
The giant monster that had been dormant inside gradually awoke.
"Thump... thump thump... thump... thump thump..."
The huge, exposed crimson heart in its chest began to beat rhythmically. A pair of bloodshot eyes opened, and the Tyrant stared blankly at its surroundings. Its arms, covered in massive spikes, had nowhere to rest, but the scent of food lingering in its nostrils caused its massive body to suddenly stiffen.
As a T-Virus modified BOW,
It still retained the characteristics of the T-Virus, which was a craving for food. Its powerful metabolism required a large amount of food energy. Previously, while in the glass tank, it had a continuous supply of nutrient solution for a long time, but now that the nutrient solution glass tank was shattered, the Tyrant, having just escaped its cage, felt incredibly hungry...
"Roar roar roar—!!!!"
A deep, muffled roar suddenly rang out,
The Tyrant sniffed the only three living human scents in the factory and suddenly rushed slowly in their direction. Its instinct told it that it needed to feed—!
Chapter 50: Use Sacrifice!
Inside the secret monitoring room—
"I told you..."
"I'm no longer interested in you three little mice. It's time to end all of this. You will all be buried here, you foolish ones!"
On the grayish-white screen, Javier and the two others' figures were displayed exceptionally clearly by the surveillance. But besides that, several Mutated Leeches slowly crawled across the outer edges of the screen, leaving sticky liquid. A voice looked at Javier and the two others on the screen, mockingly, in a faint tone.
And this person,
Was naturally the long-unseen Leech Queen Marcus—
At this moment, she was looking at Javier and the two others on the screen with an impatient expression, feeling a bit annoyed. After all, Leech Queen Marcus herself hadn't expected that the three mice in her territory would scurry around for so long without dying; it was truly unexpected.
Also, those two traitors, William and Wesker, Leech Queen Marcus had previously discovered them hiding in the secret monitoring room, but by the time she arrived, those two scoundrels had already fled.
And what was even more hateful was that,
Marcus sent her Mutated Leeches to search the Institute for half a day, but they still couldn't find William and Wesker. Those two must have been very familiar with the Institute's escape routes, so they had fled early.
Thinking back to her original body's memories, how William and Wesker, those two traitors, were bribed by Spencer and then immediately chose to lead people to assassinate her, Marcus felt furious recalling William and Wesker's smug expressions at the time!
She wished she could just crush those two traitorous scoundrels to death, and now... since William and Wesker couldn't be found, Marcus could only vent her anger on Javier and the two others.
And the Prototype Tyrant in the nutrient solution glass tank in the experimental factory earlier was also released by Marcus, who sent Mutated Leeches to gnaw through the glass tank and free the Prototype Tyrant inside—!
Now,
She needed to quickly deal with Javier and the two others, those three mice,
And then leave the Institute to seek revenge on Umbrella Corporation. She didn't have much time to linger in this place.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side—
Holding the key they had picked up from the corpse earlier,
Javier and the two others effortlessly opened the lifting platform device and successfully boarded it. Looking at the familiar lifting platform device before them, Javier smiled helplessly and slowly pressed the start button.
"Beep beep beep...!"
"Platform lifting device is starting, please wait..."
A hoarse electronic female voice came from the worn-out loudspeaker. Immediately, the entire lifting platform suddenly shuddered, and like an elevator, it slowly began to descend. The lights beside it also started to flicker, indicating the normal operation of the lifting platform.
However,
Just as Javier and the two others were still marveling at the good quality of Umbrella Corporation's equipment, a roar loud enough to reverberate throughout the entire research Laboratory factory suddenly erupted, like rolling thunder, causing the previously silent and empty experimental factory to instantly echo with this furious roar:
"Roar—!!!!"
A spine-chilling roar swept over,
As if some confined beast was about to escape its cage,
This caused Javier and the two others on the lifting platform device to all jump in alarm, their eyes quickly and warily looking upwards.
"What kind of roar is that?!"
"A Hunter... or some monster that's suddenly been released?"
"No, quickly load your bullets, don't let your guard down—!"
Listening to the roar they had just heard,
Rebecca and Billy's expressions clearly became flustered. They quickly mumbled in confusion, Rebecca's eyes darting wildly across the ceiling, fearing something might fall, while Billy Coen quickly spoke up to warn them, and they both reloaded their weapons.
"This..."
"Damn it, is this another boss fight? Was that Tyrant from before released? Damn it... they shouldn't do this. It was fine if it wasn't released earlier, but why now of all times? How are we supposed to fight in this narrow lifting platform device?!"
And on the other side,
Compared to Rebecca and Billy Coen's panic, Javier was internally complaining with a look of utter despair. There was nothing he could do... this was truly too unlucky. Earlier, he had said the Tyrant was trapped in the nutrient solution glass tank and shouldn't be released, but who knew how it got out now...
Was it specifically targeting them—?
After all, it was important to know that,
They were currently on the lifting platform device, an irregular circle with a diameter of no more than ten meters, with no cover whatsoever. This area... what was the difference from a Roman gladiatorial arena? In such a confined space, for the three of them to face a Tyrant alone, that would be an extremely dangerous situation!
Therefore,
Javier felt a 'chilling' sensation in his heart—
Would he, this little blue butterfly, perhaps kick the bucket here? Paving the way for Rebecca and Billy, the protagonists, by risking his life to block the Tyrant's attacks, and then the three of them jointly defeat the Tyrant, but in the end, he would be too severely injured, and to avoid being a burden, he would choose to leave and die on the lifting platform?
Vaguely,
Javier could even feel his fate changing. He felt that this script was truly very likely to happen, after all, he wasn't the protagonist...
Of course,
It also didn't rule out that he was overthinking!
But,
Very soon, the next second proved that Javier was indeed not overthinking, but that it was something that would truly happen!
"Thump thump thump..."
"Roar—!!!!"
Only an even more deafening roar swept over, followed by urgent, muffled footsteps, like the stomping of a giant elephant, making Javier and the two others' expressions grow even more solemn. Such loud footsteps, could it be another behemoth?
However...
"Whoosh—!"
A massive, dark figure suddenly leaped onto the top of the lifting platform device, appearing above Javier and the two others in an instant. And in that very moment... Javier and the two others clearly saw the monster's true appearance.
Over two meters tall, with a massive physique,
Its entire body's skin was pale and bloodless, covered in large and small rotting wounds, a truly desolate sight. A bald head, bloodshot eyes, swollen facial veins, its appearance and build were indistinguishable from a human, like an enlarged giant.
But its back exposed a spine of stark white bone, and a blood-soaked, crimson heart, incredibly huge and exposed, pulsing and trembling with the passage of time.
And even more terrifying were its incredibly dark and grotesque arms. Its five fingers grew wildly like bony spikes, resembling irregular thorns, and the sharp spikes emitted a chilling gleam. If one were to be stabbed or sliced by them, they would surely be cut in half instantly!
And this...
Was the Prototype Tyrant—!
"Damn it!"
"I'm really unlucky, damn it... to encounter a boss fight at this moment. Rebecca... Billy, quickly use your weapons to shoot. We absolutely cannot let this monster land freely on the lifting platform device, otherwise, in this narrow environment, we will all be killed!"
Seeing this,
Javier couldn't help but curse loudly,
But then he very quickly raised his Desert Eagle pistol, aiming the dark, cold muzzle at the Prototype Tyrant in front of him, frantically pulling the trigger and shooting. At the same time, Javier also quickly shouted to Rebecca and Billy beside him to remind them,
"Bang bang bang—!!!!"
"Boom boom boom—!!!!"
Bursts of intense gunfire suddenly rang out,
Javier's eight Magnum bullets were instantly expended. The Desert Eagle's dark muzzle emitted puffs of white smoke, its residual heat lingering. As the muzzle spat fire, thumb-thick bullets rapidly shot out!
All of them aimed at the Prototype Tyrant's chest heart. As a hardcore but noob Resident Evil player, Javier might be bad, but he was very clear about the Tyrant's weaknesses, especially the Prototype version.